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Born: April
Katie Adams
Katie May Adams was born in
Valley Falls, Kansas April 23,
1888. Her parents were Mary
Johanna (Straub) and Royce Edward Higgins. She was the third
of seven children. After the death
of her father in 1904 her mother
moved the family to Perry,
Oklahoma to be near her relatives.
Katie met her husband Harvey
there and they were married
June 16, 1906 at Perry. They
raised and bred Percheron horses.
They also farmed, raising cotton
and watermelons and enjoyed the
colored workers and their singing.
They moved from this small
country community to the large
city of Tulsa and had stables and
livery barn service. That kept
them busy due to the discovery of
oil and a booming town.
In 1912 Harvey came west to
Inverness and helped build the
first elevator there. Land was
available; for homesteading and he
liked the climate so took up a
homestead north of Joplin by the
Canadian border. Late that fall
after building a homestead shack
he went back to Oklahoma and
they decided to move "out west"
about* Christmas time. Katie and
Harvey and three girls, one only
two months old, traveled by train
/ to Inverness, then by wagon
' north to the homestead.
KATIE MAY ADAMS
23, 1888 - Died: Novemb
Liberty County Times
December 13, 1984
They experienced the usual
hardships and good times shared
by all homesteaders. Their fourth
daughter was born on the homestead shortly before they decided
to move to Oregon in 1922 to be
able to better the girls' education.
The family lived in Portland about
ten years, and returned to the
homestead to work the farm
again. Several changes took place,
from horses to tractors, from
binders and threshing machine to
combines, kerosene lamps to electricity, horse and buggies to cars
and planes. They lived there until
retiring and moved to Havre in
1960.
They traveled in the winter
time and Katie liked to work
outside and raised large vegetable
gardens and many flowers. Although she suffered frbm arthritis
she started crochetting when she
was 80 years old and finished 19
large afghans in ten years.
At fair time she received
several ribbons for her afghans
and flower displays.
In 1982 she was chosen as
"Western Pioneer Woman of the
Year" by the Cascade County
Cowgirls. The family homestead
history was placed by them in the
"Western Heritage Center" at the
National Cowboy Hall of Fame in
Oklahoma City.
In 1983 Katie was interviewed
by a member of Montana Historical Society and this was taped
and is placed in the Oral Heritage
section of Montana State History
at Helena.
She played the organ and
piano and loved to dance and was
a very good horseback rider. She
liked horse racing, rodeos and all
sports, but especially basketball.
The Sweetgrass Hills were the
weather forcaster and the Northern Lights a joy taking the place
of city glows.
She was a devoted wife, mother
and ones bestjriend.
Katie is survived by three
daughters Mrs. Roy Rimmer
(Ruby), Mrs. Opal Johnston, Mrs.
David LaValley (Garnett); seven
grandchildren; eight great grandchildren and one great great
granddaughter, several nieces and
nephews.
er ?. 1984
Katie was preceded in death by
her husband Harvey, a son, a
daughter and two grandsons, also
five brothers and a sister.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 10:30 a.m., November
26, at Van Orsdel Methodist
Church, Rev. William Thomas
officiating. Brenda Brown, vocalist, sang "I Come to the Garden
Alone" and "The Old Rugged
Cross." The congregation sang
"How Firm a Foundation" and
"Bringing in the Sheaves" accompanied by Rita DeHooge. Pallbearers-were grandsons Hal Maddox,
Ken Rimmer, Ron, Gary, Dave
LaValley and great grandson
Brett Schneider. Honorary pallbearers were all her friends.
Ushers were great granddaughters Terri Greenwood and Bobbi
Bryant. Pastor Thomas concluded
the services with Prayer of the
Thanksgiving and St. Thomas
:prayer. Burial was in the Highland Cemetery family plot. Arrangements were by Holland and
Bonine. Following graveside services a dinner was served at the
Church social hall by neighbors
and ladies of the church.

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Born: April
Katie Adams
Katie May Adams was born in
Valley Falls, Kansas April 23,
1888. Her parents were Mary
Johanna (Straub) and Royce Edward Higgins. She was the third
of seven children. After the death
of her father in 1904 her mother
moved the family to Perry,
Oklahoma to be near her relatives.
Katie met her husband Harvey
there and they were married
June 16, 1906 at Perry. They
raised and bred Percheron horses.
They also farmed, raising cotton
and watermelons and enjoyed the
colored workers and their singing.
They moved from this small
country community to the large
city of Tulsa and had stables and
livery barn service. That kept
them busy due to the discovery of
oil and a booming town.
In 1912 Harvey came west to
Inverness and helped build the
first elevator there. Land was
available; for homesteading and he
liked the climate so took up a
homestead north of Joplin by the
Canadian border. Late that fall
after building a homestead shack
he went back to Oklahoma and
they decided to move "out west"
about* Christmas time. Katie and
Harvey and three girls, one only
two months old, traveled by train
/ to Inverness, then by wagon
' north to the homestead.
KATIE MAY ADAMS
23, 1888 - Died: Novemb
Liberty County Times
December 13, 1984
They experienced the usual
hardships and good times shared
by all homesteaders. Their fourth
daughter was born on the homestead shortly before they decided
to move to Oregon in 1922 to be
able to better the girls' education.
The family lived in Portland about
ten years, and returned to the
homestead to work the farm
again. Several changes took place,
from horses to tractors, from
binders and threshing machine to
combines, kerosene lamps to electricity, horse and buggies to cars
and planes. They lived there until
retiring and moved to Havre in
1960.
They traveled in the winter
time and Katie liked to work
outside and raised large vegetable
gardens and many flowers. Although she suffered frbm arthritis
she started crochetting when she
was 80 years old and finished 19
large afghans in ten years.
At fair time she received
several ribbons for her afghans
and flower displays.
In 1982 she was chosen as
"Western Pioneer Woman of the
Year" by the Cascade County
Cowgirls. The family homestead
history was placed by them in the
"Western Heritage Center" at the
National Cowboy Hall of Fame in
Oklahoma City.
In 1983 Katie was interviewed
by a member of Montana Historical Society and this was taped
and is placed in the Oral Heritage
section of Montana State History
at Helena.
She played the organ and
piano and loved to dance and was
a very good horseback rider. She
liked horse racing, rodeos and all
sports, but especially basketball.
The Sweetgrass Hills were the
weather forcaster and the Northern Lights a joy taking the place
of city glows.
She was a devoted wife, mother
and ones bestjriend.
Katie is survived by three
daughters Mrs. Roy Rimmer
(Ruby), Mrs. Opal Johnston, Mrs.
David LaValley (Garnett); seven
grandchildren; eight great grandchildren and one great great
granddaughter, several nieces and
nephews.
er ?. 1984
Katie was preceded in death by
her husband Harvey, a son, a
daughter and two grandsons, also
five brothers and a sister.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 10:30 a.m., November
26, at Van Orsdel Methodist
Church, Rev. William Thomas
officiating. Brenda Brown, vocalist, sang "I Come to the Garden
Alone" and "The Old Rugged
Cross." The congregation sang
"How Firm a Foundation" and
"Bringing in the Sheaves" accompanied by Rita DeHooge. Pallbearers-were grandsons Hal Maddox,
Ken Rimmer, Ron, Gary, Dave
LaValley and great grandson
Brett Schneider. Honorary pallbearers were all her friends.
Ushers were great granddaughters Terri Greenwood and Bobbi
Bryant. Pastor Thomas concluded
the services with Prayer of the
Thanksgiving and St. Thomas
:prayer. Burial was in the Highland Cemetery family plot. Arrangements were by Holland and
Bonine. Following graveside services a dinner was served at the
Church social hall by neighbors
and ladies of the church.